Senior Quiz

  1. If the genotype AA weighs 30lbs, Aa weighs 20 lbs, and aa weighs 10 lbs, what is this an example of?
  2. Partial Dominancec. Over Dominance
  3. Complete Dominanced. No Dominance
  4. True or False:In the pancreas, beta cells produce glucagon, alpha cells produce insulin.
  5. What is one thing beef quality grading is based on?
  6. Degree of musclec. Degree of bone
  7. Degree of marblingd. Degree of skin
  8. What is the order of the cattle’s small intestine?
  9. Duodenum, jejunum, ileumc. Jejunum, ileum, duodenum
  10. Duodenum, ileum, jejunumd. ileum, jejunum, duodenum
  11. Calving interval is heritable.
  12. Highlyc. Moderately
  13. Lowlyd. It’s not a heritable trait
  14. The normal gestation length of a beef animal is:
  15. 210-220 daysc. 279-290 days
  16. 250-263 daysd. 295-306 days
  17. Who is the current Virginia Secretary of Agriculture?
  18. Todd Haymorec. Sandra Gillispie
  19. Tom Vilsackd. Clint Lyle
  20. What is the maximum number of cc’s per injection for beef cattle?
  21. 2 ccc. 10 cc
  22. 5 ccd. 12 cc
  23. The eight beef quality grades in descending order are: Prime, ______, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, ______, and Canner. Fill in the blanks.
  24. Choice, Cutterc. Acceptable, Unacceptable
  25. Cutter, Choiced. Acceptable, Choice
  26. When the testes may not descend and instead remain in the abdomen is a condition referred to as .
  27. Ascended testesc. Cryptorchidism
  28. Abdominal testesd. Gonads
  29. Goiter caused by a lack of in the diet.
  30. Seleniumc. Iron
  31. Magnesiumd. Iodine
  32. True orFalse: Hyperplasia is the growth in cell number and hypertrophy is growth in cell size.
  33. What is the only way a system captures chemical energy?
  34. Coprophagyc. Taking medication
  35. Laying out in the sund. None of these ways
  36. What percent of protein should growing cattle receive?
  37. 6-10%c. 12-16%
  38. 18-22%d. 24-28%
  39. What part of the digestive system functions as a storage area for food and aids in the breakdown of coarse particles through bacterial action?

a. Rumenc. Abomasun

b. Reticulumd. Omasum

  1. True or False:Carbohydrates make up a higher percentage than fats in the body mass of young, growing farm animals.
  2. What is the genotype for a horned animal?
  3. PPc. pp
  4. Ppd. None of the Above
  5. The scrotum is important for sperm protection and .
  6. Ejaculationc. Sperm count
  7. Releasing testosteroned. Temperature regulation
  8. What is a symptom of coccidiosis?
  9. Weight lossc. Lesions in intestinal wall
  10. Blood in fecesd. All of the Above
  11. When should body condition scoring in cattle be done?
  12. 2-3 weeks before calvingc. 2-3 weeks after calving
  13. 2-3 months before calvingd. When the Heifer is not pregnant
  14. This growth hormone produces lean tissue growth throughout the animal produced by anterior pituitary gland.
  15. Somatoptropinc. Testosterone
  16. Steroid d. Progesterone
  17. What is it called when one or more hooves are solid in structure rather than cloven.
  18. Separatec. Syndactyly
  19. Closed hoovedd. Solid hooved
  20. True orFalse: Cattle can often become bloated from the feed they are fed. A trocar is used to release the gas when inserted in the left side of the animal.
  21. stimulates milk production and plays a role in the development of the Corpus luteum.
  22. Estrogenc. Luteinizing hormone
  23. Prolactind. Progesterone
  24. Cattle are fed roughages because they are high in .
  25. Proteinc. Fiber
  26. TDNd. None of the Above